Free will, causality, and neuroscience / edited by Bernard Feltz, Marcus Missal, Andrew Sims.

Other author Feltz, Bernard, editor.
Other author Missal, Marcus, editor.
Other author Sims, Andrew (Philosopher) editor.
Format Book
PublicationLeiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2020]
Copyright Date©2020
Descriptionvi, 183 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesValue inquiry book series. Cognitive science, 0929-8436 ; volume 338
Value inquiry book series v. 338. ^A518485
Value inquiry book series. Cognitive science. ^A538578
Contents Perceptual decision-making and beyond : intention as mental imagery / Andrew Sims and Marcus Missal -- Dual-system theory and the role of consciousness in intentional action / Markus Schlosser -- When do robots have free will? Exploring the relationships between (attributions of) consciousness and free will / Eddy Nahmias, Corey Hill Allen and Bradley Loveall -- Free will and neuroscience : decision times and the point of no return / Alfred Mele -- Why Libet-Style experiments cannot refute all forms of libertarianism / László Bernáth -- Actions and intentions / Sofia Bonicalzi -- The mental, the physical and the informational / Anna Drozdzewska -- Free will, language, and the causal exclusion problem / Bernard Feltz and Olivier Sartenaer
Abstract Neuroscientists often consider free will to be an illusion. Contrary to this hypothesis, the contributions to this volume show that recent developments in neuroscience can also support the existence of free will. Firstly, the possibility of intentional consciousness is studied. Secondly, Libet's experiments are discussed from this new perspective. Thirdly, the relationship between free will, causality and language is analyzed. This approach suggests that language grants the human brain a possibility to articulate a meaningful personal life. Therefore, human beings can escape strict biological determinism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Issued in other formOnline version Free will, causality, and neuroscience Leiden : Brill, [2020] 9789004409965
ISBN9789004372917 hardbound
ISBN9004372911 hardbound
Standard identifier# 9789004372917

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